How Many People Are Named Lanora?
An estimated 1,309 people in the United States have the first name Lanora. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Lanora peaked in popularity in 1969 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lanora as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lanora paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,309
About 1 in 261,844 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1969
40 births
Total Registered
2,220
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lanora
Lanora is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,220 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lanora as a female name
Ranked #5,874 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 1969 (40 births)
Lanora: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lanora span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 289 babies were registered. While Lanora is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lanora by Decade
How has Lanora tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lanora by State
Birth registrations for Lanora span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, California. The lowest are in Florida, Georgia, California. On average, about 45 Lanoras were registered per state.
Lanora + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lanora as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lanora: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lanora?
We estimate approximately 1,309 people named Lanora are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 261,844 Americans share this first name.
Is Lanora a common name?
Lanora is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,220 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lanora most popular?
Lanora reached peak popularity in 1969, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lanora is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lanora a female name?
Lanora is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lanora Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lanora Smith, Lanora Johnson, Lanora Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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